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T. A. DAVIS Jan. 6, 1942.

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Patented Jan. 6, 1942 UNITED STATES GAME Thomas Arthur Davis, San Pedro,Calif., assignor of one-half to Arthur J; Davis, San Pedro,

Calif.

Application March 9, 1940, Serial- No. 323,191

2 Claims.

This invention relates to games, and contemplates more specifically aminiature boxing arena in which a pair of figures simulating boxers aremanually manipulated asif in pugilistic combat.

, A principalobject of the game of my invention is. to provide aminiature boxing ring in which a, pair of figures resembling boxers areslidably supported, in combination with means operable manually frombeneath the fioor of the ring to move the figures in a manner simulatingfistic combat.

Another object is to provide an arena having a slotted-floor throughwhich. a pair of rods extend having their upper ends secured to movablestatues and their lower ends each provided with a handle whereby therods may be moved laterally through the slot and partially rotated tocause similar movement of the figures.

Another object is to provide figures simulating boxers of which the legsand lower trunk are mounted rigidly to supporting plates, the uppertrunk of each figure being rotatable so as to swing the integrallyformed arms of the figure therewith, and a detachable head mounted on aflexible member removably carried by the upper trunk to retain the headin proper position on the trunk.

Other objects and salient features of my invention such as economy ofconstruction, and ease and simplicity of operation, will be apparent tothose of skill in this art from an examination of the followingdescription read in the light of the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the boxing ring or arena;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view partially broken away, illustrating the meansfor maintaining the various parts of the body of a boxing figure inoperable relationship and for controlling the same;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 3 with the head of the figureremoved;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view partially broken away of the lower portionof the arena, depicting the sliding support for each figure on the fioorof the ring.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the n merals of which indicatesimilar parts throughout the several views, 6 designates a rectangularsubfloor of a miniature boxing ring. Walls 1, extending upwardly fromand secured to three sides of the subfioor, provide a support for an 9between the subfioor and upper floor. A plurality of triangular bracesHI reinforce the right.

fioor, a vertical ring post ll is'provided. Each post comprises arod'mounted in the subfloor and extending through the upper floor. Aplurality of cords l2- are arranged and held taut at different levelsabove the floor to encircle a rectangular area of the ring by means ofguys 13 attached to the ring posts I It.

The floor 8 is. formed with a slot M in its middle extendingthe lengthof the area encircled by the cords l2. Theslot l4: terminatesin circularopenings l5 of a greater diameter than the width of the slot, whichcorrespond to the respective corners for the fighters in the ring. Apair of statues or figures l6 resembling boxers, having integral arms l1 extended to simulate an assumed fighting pose, are carriedrespectively by separate plates l8 slidably supported on the floor 8.The feet I 9 of each statue are firmly attached by any suitable means tothe respective plates. The trunk 20 of each statue is formed of twosections to permit the upper trunk 2| of the body and arms I! to rotateon the lower trunk 22 and legs 23 which are immovable with respect tothe plate. The head 24 of each figure is detachable and is provided witha hole extending upwardly into the head from the base thereof. The holeis lined with a tubing 25. A hole is bored downwardly into the upper endtrunk 3" portion as at 26 in coaxial alignment with the 40 head inposition on the'trunk 20. Spring 21 may be secured in hole 26 by anysuitable means, as

1 in the embodiment illustrated, or may be loosely set in the hole topermit easy replacement.

The upper trunk portion 2| of each figure is maintained onthe lowertrunk 22 by a rod 28 which extends from below the floor 8 upwardlythrough a slot H in the iloor and rotatably through, respectively, platel8 and a tube 29 lining an opening in the lower trunk, and into a holebored in the upper trunk, in which latter hole the upper end of the rodis rigidly secured by any means well known in the art. The rod ispreferably arranged parallel to the bore of the hole 26 in. which thespring 21 is carried upper floor 8 of the ring and form a subchamber 55but is preferably ofiset rearwardly therefrom.

The lower end of each rod 28 within subchamber 9 is provided with aknurled handle 30 by which the rods may be manipulated in the mannerabout to be described.

The apparatus may be used in a contest of skill in the maneuvering ofthe figures, by two persons, each manipulating one of the rods 28 in aneiTort to knock oil the head of the figure operated by his contestant.To this end the knurled handles 30 of the respective rods are movedlaterally through the slot toward each other by the contestants to bringthe figures together from their respective "corners. Each rod may thenbe turned axially by its operator to cause the arms of the figure whichthe respective rods are adapted to swing, to strike the head of theother figure. Maneuvers of the character may be countered by themanipulation of the arms of said other figure by the other contestant,as will be obvious. The contest is won when the contestant succeeds incausing the arms of the figure manipulated by him to dislodge the headof the figure operated by his contestant.

It will be observed that the plates I8 tend to '9 prevent tilting of thefigures, thus insuring movement of the figures in a manner morenaturally simulating participants of an actual boxing contest.

While I have described but one embodiment of my invention, it will beunderstood that numerous changes in size, design, shape, number andproportions of the various parts may be made; that the figures may be ofdifferent shape with respect to one another so as to give one contestantan advantage in defending against the maneuvers of the other figure andto give the other contestant an advantage in attack; and further, thatother slots in the floor 8 may be provided to enable greater range ofmovement of the figures during the contestall without departing from thespirit of my invention as defined by the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a pair of miniature statuesof boxers, each comprising upper and lower trunk portions movablerotatably relative to one another, a fioor, means forming a subchamberbelow said floor, a pair of plates slidable on said floor, said statuesbeing mounted on said respective plates, and means operable within saidsubchamber to cause lateral movement of the lower trunk portions of saidstatues toward each other and the upper trunk portions of said statuesrelative to each other and relative to the lower trunk portions.

2. In a device of the character described, a floor having a slottherein, means forming a subchamber below said floor, a pair of platesslidably mounted on said floor, a statue mounted on each plate, eachstatue comprising a lower trunk portion and an upper trunk portionmovable rotatably on said lower trunk portion, and a detachable head, apair of rods extending from below said floor in said subchamber throughsaid slot and through holes in respective plates and lower trunkportions of said respective statues, the upper ends of said rods beingrigidly secured to the upper trunk portions of said respective statues.

THOMAS ARTHUR DAVIS.

